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General Plan Update - City of Inglewood

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6.5 Hazardous Materials<br />

Department <strong>of</strong> Toxic Substances Control<br />

The DTSC regulates hazardous waste in California primarily under the authority <strong>of</strong> the<br />

federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) <strong>of</strong> 1976, and the California Health<br />

and Safety Code. Other laws that affect hazardous waste are specific to handling, storage,<br />

transportation, disposal, treatment, reduction, cleanup, and emergency planning. In<br />

addition, DTSC reviews and monitors legislation to ensure that the position reflects the<br />

DTSC’s goals. From these laws, DTSC’s major program areas develop regulations and<br />

consistent program policies and procedures. The regulations spell out what those who<br />

handle hazardous waste must do to comply with the laws. Under RCRA, DTSC has the<br />

authority to implement permitting, inspection, compliance, and corrective action<br />

programs to ensure that people who manage hazardous waste follow state and federal<br />

requirements. As such, the management <strong>of</strong> hazardous waste in the Policy Area would be<br />

under regulation by the DTSC to ensure that state and federal requirements pertaining to<br />

hazardous waste are complied with.<br />

California law provides the general framework for regulation <strong>of</strong> hazardous wastes by the<br />

Hazardous Waste Control Law (HWCL) passed in 1972. DTSC is the state’s lead agency<br />

in implementing the HWCL. The HWCL provides for state regulation <strong>of</strong> existing<br />

hazardous waste facilities, which include “any structure, other appurtenances, and<br />

improvements on the land, used for treatment, transfer, storage, resource recovery,<br />

disposal, or recycling <strong>of</strong> hazardous wastes,” and requires permits for, and inspections <strong>of</strong>,<br />

facilities involved in generation and/or treatment, storage and disposal <strong>of</strong> hazardous<br />

wastes.<br />

Although there are numerous state policies dealing with hazardous waste materials, the<br />

most comprehensive is the Tanner Act (AB 2948) that was adopted in 1986. The Tanner<br />

Act governs the preparation <strong>of</strong> hazardous waste management plans and the siting <strong>of</strong><br />

hazardous waste facilities in the state <strong>of</strong> California. The act also mandates that each<br />

county adopt a Hazardous Waste Management <strong>Plan</strong>. To be in compliance with the Tanner<br />

Act, local or regional hazardous waste management plans need to include provisions that<br />

define (1) the planning process for waste management, (2) the permit process for new<br />

and expanded facilities, and (3) the appeal process to the state available for certain local<br />

decision.<br />

Hazardous Materials Management <strong>Plan</strong>s<br />

In January 1996, Cal EPA adopted regulations implementing a “Unified Hazardous Waste<br />

and Hazardous Materials Management Regulatory Program” (Unified Program). The six<br />

program elements <strong>of</strong> the Unified Program are hazardous waste generators and hazardous<br />

waste on-site treatment, underground storage tanks, above-ground storage tanks,<br />

hazardous material release response plans and inventories, risk management and<br />

prevention program, and Uniform Fire Code hazardous materials management plans and<br />

inventories. The program is implemented at the local level by a local agency—the<br />

Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA). The CUPA is responsible for consolidating<br />

the administration <strong>of</strong> the six program elements within its jurisdiction. There are currently<br />

<strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Inglewood</strong> <strong>General</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>Update</strong> Technical Background Report<br />

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